Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) NextGen Air Traffic Control Vulnerable to Hackers Spoofing Planes Out of Thin Air
Link to article in Forbes:
2) Arkansas' Clinton National Airport Unveils Technology Upgrades
Link to article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/jul/24/clinton-national-airport-unveils-technology-upgrad/
BICYCLES
3) China Crowdmaps Pedestrian and Cyclist Problem Areas
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
CAMERAS
4) Some New Zealand Speed Camera Vans to be Marked
Link to story on TV3 News:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Some-speed-camera-vans-to-be-marked/tabid/423/articleID/262656/Default.aspx
OTHER
5) Dunkin' Donuts Sprays the Smell of Coffee Onto South Korean Buses to Increase Sales
Link to blog on BostInno:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Trucks Deliver Message of Safety on Nebraska Highways
Link to article in The North Platte Telegraph:
7) Measuring Communication? Five Tips to Help Start a Performance Measurement Program
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Warning Sirens: A Dying Technology?
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Sirens-A-Dying-Technology-.html
TELEMATICS
9) Allstate Crowdsources to Test Usage-Based Insurance Product
Link to article in Insurance & Technology:
http://www.insurancetech.com/policy-administration/240004361
10) Machine-to-Machine Telematics: Ready to Grow, Part II
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/machine-machine-telematics-ready-grow-part-ii
TRANSIT
11) New South Wales Government Opens Transport Data to Google Maps, Developers
Link to article on ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com/nsw-govt-opens-transport-data-to-google-maps-developers-7000001525/
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/tbN3P
12) Advertising Copywriter Offers Suggestions on How Boston T Might Make More Money
Link to blog on Six Stories Up:
http://sixstoriesup.com/bostons-mbta-5-ways-to-help-the-t-an-advertising-copywriters-pov/
13) Questionable Practices and the QR Code
QR code on the back of a bus encourages driving distraction.
Link to The 1to1 Blog:
http://www.1to1media.com/weblog/2012/07/questionable_practices_and_the.html
14) Bus Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit Service and Can Contribute to Economic Development
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-811
VEHICLES
15) Mobile Tech's Future isn't in the Phone, It's in Your Car
Link to article on GigaOM:
http://gigaom.com/2012/07/10/mobile-techs-future-isnt-in-the-phone-its-in-your-car/
16) Latest Edition of The iCar Support Newsletter
Link to newsletter:
http://www.ertico.com/latest-edition-of-the-icar-support-newsletter/
News Releases
1) Northrop Grumman Delivers Maritime Safety and Security System to US Coast Guard
2) Changes to Cincinnati.com's Traffic Page
3) HNTB Wins Nation's Largest All-Electronic Toll Conversion Program
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Learn How to Provide Seamless Connectivity to Enhance the Driver Experience – August 8
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/322650118
Today in Transportation History
1962 **50th anniversary** Skyphone air-to-ground telephone service began.
http://www.aviationexplorer.com/airline_aviation_ads/the-new-airplane-skyphone.htm
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